Herefordshire Council elections

Herefordshire is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Hereford, South Herefordshire, parts of Leominster and Malvern Hills and Hereford and Worcester County Council.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1997–2000
	No overall control	2000–2007
	Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

Herefordshire Council election, 1997
Herefordshire Council election, 2000
Herefordshire Council election, 2003
Herefordshire Council election, 2007
Herefordshire Council election, 2011
Herefordshire Council election, 2015 (boundary changes take effect)

By-election results

Weobley By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	333	35.5
	Liberal Democrat	284	30.3
	Conservative	234	24.9
	Labour	62	6.6
	Green	25	2.4
Majority		49	5.2
Turnout		938	38.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat	Swing

Holmer By-Election 11 February 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	375	35.6	-22.1
	Labour	349	33.2	+12.4
	Conservative	220	20.9	+0.6
	Independent	108	10.3	+10.3
Majority		26	2.4
Turnout		1,052	19.4
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Hope End By-Election 20 May 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	736	49.5	+24.0
	Liberal Democrat	312	21.0	-5.9
	Independent	221	14.9	-9.5
	Green	148	10.0	-3.0
	Labour	69	4.6	-5.6
Majority		424	28.5
Turnout		1,486
	Conservative hold	Swing

Three Elms By-Election 18 November 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	517	53.1	+31.5
	Liberal Democrat	283	29.1	-29.7
	Labour	135	13.7	-5.9
	Green	39	4.0	+4.0
Majority		234	24.0
Turnout		974	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat	Swing

St Martin's By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	743	42.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	566	32.3	-6.5
	Conservative	296	16.9	+4.0
	Independent	145	8.3	+8.3
Majority		177	10.2
Turnout		1,750
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat	Swing

St Nicholas By-Election 22 January 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Fiona Short	936	37.0	-7.6
	Conservative	John Ward	783	30.9	+9.4
	Independent	Julie Woodward	524	20.7	-13.2
	Labour	John Hitchin	288	11.4	+11.4
Majority			153	6.1
Turnout			2,531	52.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tupsley By-Election 1 December 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Taylor	831	44.0	+8.7
	Conservative	John Perris	608	32.2	+8.4
	Independent	Guy Griffiths	274	14.5	-15.4
	Labour	John Oliver	118	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Richard Thomas	56	3.0	+3.0
Majority			223	11.8
Turnout			1,887	27.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Kerne Bridge By-Election 1 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Jarvis	482	41.6	+8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Truman	308	26.6	+26.6
	Independent		249	21.5	-45.1
	Independent		119	10.3	+10.3
Majority			174	15.0
Turnout			1,158	47.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Old Gore By-Election 10 April 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Barry Durkin	422	37.9	-8.1
	Independent	John Gartside	401	36.0	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Josephine Lane	241	21.7	+5.4
	Green	Adrian Worgan	49	4.4	+4.4
Majority			21	1.9
Turnout			1,113	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

Council elections in Herefordshire

Herefordshire Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hereford and Worcester County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Hereford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished

Leominster District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished

Malvern Hills District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995

South Herefordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Unitary authorities of England

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